Wisdom

I’d like to share with you a work optimization method called “The Pomodoro Technique”. The basic principle is to focus for a 25 minute period (a “pomodoro”) on a single task with the help of a timer, traditionally the tomato shaped cooking timer (pomodoro is tomato in Italian). After completing an [...]

I recently discovered a corporate strategist and neuroscientist Dr Robert Cooper, who’s devoted his career to researching and improving human performance via what he calls “hacking human nature”. I thought it would be valuable to summarize and share some of the key nuggets from his main keynote presentation (you can watch some [...]

The study of “happiness” (happiology?) is one of my main areas of interest. I’ve read multiple specialized books on the matter by people who’ve dedicated their lives to its study, such as: The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom [...]

An idea I picked up recently from Larry Page and Google X via the Singularity Crew is the concept of “10x thinking”. Mostly, when people are trying to improve something, they aim for a 10% improvement. Setting your target at 10% will get a 2% to 5% improvement, if you’re lucky. The culture that Larry Page has tried to [...]

A nice idea I recently picked up from a guru I follow called Dan Kennedy is the concept of resources versus resourcefulness. It is echoed by some of Peter Diamandis’s laws. Among the most common complaints / self-limiting beliefs you will find around and inside you are the following: “I don’t have the money .. “I don’t [...]

I just finished a book by Simon Sinek called “Start With Why”. The basic premise of the book is that in order to create a truly strong organization, you need to determine the “Why” (your reason for existing), from it derive your “how” (it will be achieved) and then your “what” (you will [...]

A Wise Person knows: When and how to make “the exception to every rule.” When and how to improvise. How to use these moral skills in pursuit of the right aims. Most importantly, according to Schwartz, a Wise Person is made and not born.

“There are two types of companies: those that work hard to charge customers more, and those that work hard to charge customers less. Both approaches can work. We are firmly in the second camp.” – Jeff Bezos, CEO and Founder of Amazon.com I’m pleased to note that by definition, at least 2 of my companies are in line with Jeff [...]

I came to the psychology of human misjudgment almost against my will; I rejected it until I realized that my attitude was costing me a lot of money, and reduced my ability to help everything I loved. – Charles Munger Charles Munger says, “If you want to avoid irrationality, it helps to understand the quirks in your own mental [...]